The Shield of Faith
Fr. Corapi gave a series of talks in Austin a few years back and he spoke on one of his favorite topics: Spiritual Warfare. His usual discourse draws heavily from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, chapter 6. Verse 16 says, “In all circumstances, hold faith as a shield, to quench all (the) flaming arrows of the evil one.” To paraphase his interpretation:
What is “faith”? The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that faith is “Both a gift of God and a human act by which the believer gives personal adherence to God who invites his response, and freely assents to the whole truth that God has revealed” (my emphasis). So if we as Catholics do not accept the whole truth as taught by the Church, given to us by God who is Truth himself, then according to St. Paul… we have holes in our shield. And where do you suppose the evil one will aim his “flaming arrows”?
What’s the condition of your shield these days?